Cardioprotection: effects of increased levels of fibroblast growth factor-2 in the heart

High mortality rates from cardiovascular disease underscore the need for improved therapies. Thus, it is important to further our understanding of factors and mechanisms promoting cardiac protection and repair. Fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2), administered to the heart before or during injury...

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Main Author: Jimenez, Sarah K.
Other Authors: Cattini, Peter A. (Physiology) Kardami, Elissavet (Human Anatomy and Cell Science)
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/4811